Test for Cookies (Stored vs. Session)

So my Point is: What if you require "stored cookies" - cookies written to the users disk? Hmmm, this cookie test would return true if "per-session" cookies was enabled and "stored cookies" was disabled. Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl J. Stubsjoen" <karlflips@kstub.com> To: <brian@gfx.cncdsl.com>; "PHP Mailing List" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 1:49 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Test for Cookies > In IE | Tools | Internet Options | Security | Custom Level > > You'll find 2 items under Cookies > - Allow cookies that are stored on your computer > - Allow per-session cookies (not stored) > Both haveing the options (enabled / prompt / disabled) > > The cookie test script is succesful if and only if "per-session" is enabled. > Okay, my question is: > Does the 2nd Cookie Option "Per Session" imply that "that as long as the > browser(s) have not been closed down, that as long as any instance of IE is > running, that we have infact NOT terminated a "Session" and a cookie which > has been set in this session is available? No matter where the user browses > to, the number of browser windows he opens, closes, jumps back and forth > between (just as long as at least 1 instance of IE is running the entire > time), is this "cookie session" still intact?" > > And what about NS? > > Karl > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian V Bonini" <brian@gfx.cncdsl.com> > To: "Karl J. Stubsjoen" <karlflips@kstub.com>; "PHP Mailing List" > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 12:56 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP] Test for Cookies > > > > You'll need to at least reload the page so > > the cookie can be sent back to the server > > after it's set..... > > > > Try this: it's taken directly from the annotations > > on the setcookie function page of the php manual. > > > > <?php > > $status = 0; > > if (isset($myTstCky) && ($myTstCky == "ChocChip")) $status = 1; > > if (!isset($CCHK)) > > > setcookie("myTstCky", "ChocChip"); > > header("Location: $PHP_SELF?CCHK=1"); > > exit; > > } > > ?> > > <html> > > <head><title>Cookie Check</title></head> > > <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> > > Cookie Check Status: > > <?php > > printf ('<font color="#%s">%s</font> > > ;', > > $status ? "00FF00" : "FF0000", > > $status ? "PASSED!" : "FAILED!"); > > ?> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Karl J. Stubsjoen [mailto:karlflips@kstub.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 1:42 PM > > > To: brian@gfx.cncdsl.com; PHP Mailing List > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Test for Cookies > > > > > > > > > > By trying to set a cookie and read it back. > > > > > > Okay....here is the scenario: > > > > > > User originates from STATIC Html page, > > > Links to my PHP Cookie Test Page > > > I set a cookie in my PHP Cookie Test Page > > > Can I then check (safely) for cookies right away in my PHP Cookie > > > Test Page > > > without involving a 3rd page? > > > > > > Karl > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >